blcha

Slovak

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *blъxa, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *blúšāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰlúseh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɫ̩.xa/
• Rhymes: -ɫ̩xa
• Hyphenation: bl‧cha
• <b·l·ch·a>

Noun

blcha f (genitive singular blchy, nominative plural blchy, genitive plural bĺch, declension pattern of žena)

1. (insect) flea
2. (games, plural only) tiddlywinks

Declension

Declension of blcha

	singular	plural
nominative	blcha	blchy
genitive	blchy	bĺch
dative	blche	blchám
accusative	blchu	blchy
locative	blche	blchách
instrumental	blchou	blchami

Derived terms

• blší, blšací
• blška

Further reading

• “blcha”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024